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Debian 11 — libpodofo — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libpodofo — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 31 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8981 CVE-2017-5852 CVE-2017-5853 CVE-2017-5854 CVE-2017-5855 CVE-2017-5886 CVE-2017-6840 CVE-2017-6841  +12 more Upstream summary: Heap-based buffer overflow in the PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo allows attackers to have unspecified […]

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FreeBSD 13 — hdf5 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — hdf5 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 October 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: hdf5 — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2016-4330 CVE-2016-4331 CVE-2016-4332 CVE-2016-4333 Upstream summary: Talos Security reports: CVE-2016-4330 (TALOS-2016-0176) – HDF5 Group libhdf5 H5T_ARRAY Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2016-4331 (TALOS-2016-0177) – HDF5 Group […]

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FreeBSD 13 — pdflib-perl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — pdflib-perl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 October 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: tiff — buffer overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0803 CVE-2004-0804 CVE-2004-0886 CVE-2004-1308 CVE-2005-1544 Upstream summary: A Gentoo Linux Security Advisory reports: Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team discovered […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — evolution — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — evolution — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2020-1600)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 October 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-1600 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-15587 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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FreeBSD 13 — xlockmore — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — xlockmore — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 October 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xlockmore — local exploit Related CVEs: CVE-2012-4524 Upstream summary: Ignatios Souvatzis of NetBSD reports: Due to an error in the dclock screensaver in xlockmore, users who explicitly use this screensaver […]

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Debian 11 — ocsinventory-agent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — ocsinventory-agent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-0667 Upstream summary: Untrusted search path vulnerability in Agent/Backend.pm in Ocsinventory-Agent before 0.0.9.3, and 1.x before 1.0.1, in OCS Inventory allows local users to gain privileges via a […]

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Debian 11 — initramfs-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — initramfs-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-4996 Upstream summary: init in initramfs-tools 0.92f allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/initramfs.debug temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this […]

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Gentoo Linux — dev-python/hiredis — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — dev-python/hiredis — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202210-32 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-32765 Upstream summary: Hiredis is vulnerable to integer overflow if provided maliciously crafted or corrupted `RESP` `mult-bulk` protocol data. When parsing `multi-bulk` (array-like) replies, hiredis fails to check if […]

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Debian 11 — ircii — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — ircii — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 October 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2003-0323 CVE-2021-29376 Upstream summary: Multiple buffer overflows in ircII 20020912 allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via […]

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